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Wanstead Park, the Glossary

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Wanstead Park is a municipal park covering an area of about 140 acres (57 hectares), in Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge.[1]

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  1. 33 relations: Aldersbrook Estate, Aquatic ecosystem, Canada goose, City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, City of London Corporation, Eastern gray squirrel, Epping Forest, Essex, Fagus sylvatica, Forest, Glade (geography), Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley, Hyacinthoides, London Borough of Redbridge, Mute swan, North Circular Road, Parakeet, Populus tremula, Quercus robur, Red fox, Redbridge tube station, Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Rhododendron ponticum, River Roding, Soil retrogression and degradation, Taxus baccata, Ulex europaeus, Ulmus glabra, Wanstead, Wanstead House, Wanstead Manor, Wanstead Roman Villa, Wanstead Sewage Works.

  2. Grade II* listed parks and gardens in London
  3. Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge

Aldersbrook Estate

The Aldersbrook Estate is the name given to an Edwardian housing estate in Aldersbrook, Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge.

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Aquatic ecosystem

An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem found in and around a body of water, in contrast to land-based terrestrial ecosystems.

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Canada goose

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), sometimes called Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body.

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City of London Cemetery and Crematorium

The City of London Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium in the east of London.

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City of London Corporation

The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the local authority of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's financial sector.

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Eastern gray squirrel

The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), also known, particularly outside of North America, as simply the grey squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus.

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Epping Forest

Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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Fagus sylvatica

Fagus sylvatica, the European beech or common beech, is a large, graceful deciduous tree in the beech family with smooth silvery-gray bark, large leaf area, and a short trunk with low branches.

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Forest

A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees.

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Glade (geography)

In the most general sense, a glade or clearing is an open area within a forest.

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Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley

Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley, (17 June 1804 – 15 July 1884), known as The Lord Cowley between 1847 and 1857, was a British diplomat.

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Hyacinthoides

Hyacinthoides is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, known as bluebells.

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London Borough of Redbridge

The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough established in 1965.

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Mute swan

The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae.

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North Circular Road

The North Circular Road (officially the A406 and sometimes known as simply the North Circular) is a ring road around Central London in England.

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Parakeet

A parakeet is any one of many small- to medium-sized species of parrot, in multiple genera, that generally has long tail feathers.

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Populus tremula

Populus tremula (commonly called aspen, common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, or quaking aspen) is a species of poplar native to cool temperate regions of the Old World.

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Quercus robur

Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae.

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Red fox

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe and Asia, plus parts of North Africa.

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Redbridge tube station

Redbridge is a London Underground station on Eastern Avenue in the Redbridge district of Ilford in North East London, on the Hainault Loop of the Central line, in Zone 4.

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Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England

The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England provides a listing and classification system for historic parks and gardens similar to that used for listed buildings.

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Rhododendron ponticum

Rhododendron ponticum, called common rhododendron or pontic rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the Rhododendron genus of the heath family Ericaceae.

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River Roding

The River Roding rises at Molehill Green, Essex, England, then flows south through Essex and London and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames.

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Soil retrogression and degradation

Soil retrogression and degradation are two regressive evolution processes associated with the loss of equilibrium of a stable soil.

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Taxus baccata

Taxus baccata is a species of evergreen tree in the family Taxaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe, as well as Northwest Africa, northern Iran, and Southwest Asia.

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Ulex europaeus

Ulex europaeus, the gorse, common gorse, furze or whin, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Western Europe.

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Ulmus glabra

Ulmus glabra Hudson, the wych elm or Scots elm, has the widest range of the European elm species, from Ireland eastwards to the Ural Mountains, and from the Arctic Circle south to the mountains of the Peloponnese and Sicily, where the species reaches its southern limit in Europe; it is also found in Iran.

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Wanstead

Wanstead is an area in East London, England, in the London Borough of Redbridge.

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Wanstead House

Wanstead House was a mansion built to replace the earlier Wanstead Hall.

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Wanstead Manor

Wanstead Manor was a manor, historically in the English county of Essex and now in the London Borough of Redbridge.

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Wanstead Roman Villa

Wanstead Roman Villa was a Roman villa on an unknown site in what is now Wanstead Park.

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Wanstead Sewage Works

Wanstead Sewage Works, also known as Redbridge (Southern) Sewage Works or Empress Sewage Works, was a municipal sewage treatment works located on a site bounded by the River Roding to the east and Wanstead Park to the north, in the south eastern corner of the parish of Wanstead, in the London Borough of Redbridge, historically within the county of Essex, England.

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See also

Grade II* listed parks and gardens in London

Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanstead_Park